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Relations under review: What to expect at EU-African Union summit

On February 17 and 18, the EU is inviting African Union heads of state to Brussels for a summit. In this debate at the European Parliament, we lift the lid on Europe’s relationship with its African partners and ask what the EU-AU summit might achieve. Major areas of focus at…

France 24

Commentary: Coups are happening where democracy is failing

The latest blow to democracy is the explosion of coups around the world. Weak democratic governments that are failing to deliver are being overthrown. This global phenomenon has been most evident in West Africa.

Chicago Tribune

AP Week in Pictures: Europe and Africa

FEB 4 – 10, 2022

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Johnson receives ‘partygate’ police questionnaire – as it happened

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The Guardian - AU

Ramaphosa addresses South Africa’s unemployment in nation address

As the country faces one of highest jobless rates globally, South African president pledges ‘to leave no one behind’.

Al Jazeera

'Join Wagner' website bears telltale signs of Russian propaganda

Pictures taken out of context, a fake map and enticing visuals: a website that went online in November and bills itself as a recruitment platform for the Russian paramilitary group Wagner seems – at first glance – to be a scam. But a closer look at some of the site's…

France 24

How forgotten beans could help fight malnutrition in Africa

February 10 marks World Pulses Day. A day dedicated to celebrating beans and lentils doesn’t seem worth getting excited about – but it should be. Because there are hundreds of forgotten and sidelined bean species that could change the game when it comes to improving global food security and cutting…

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Africa moving toward control of COVID-19 says WHO director

The World Health Organization’s Africa director Matshidiso Moeti says Africa is moving to the “control phase” of the COVID-19 pandemic and increased vaccination rates will be crucial in helping the continent live with the disease

The Independent UK

Kellogg Stock Gains On Q4 Earnings Beat

Kellogg Co (NYSE:K) reported a fourth-quarter FY21 sales decline of 1.3% year-on-year, to $3.42 billion, beating the analyst consensus of $3.39 billion. Q4 sales were negatively affected by lapping an extra week in the year-earlier period. Adjusted EPS of $0.83 beat the analyst consensus of $0.79. Kellogg North America's sales decreased 3%, Europe…

Benzinga

Sex kittens: The cheetah matchmaker helping big cats find love and survive shrinking gene pool

A South African biologist is pairing up cheetahs to combat inbreeding which threatens their species

The Independent UK

Soapy plants can improve hand hygiene: southern Africa has plenty

Good hygiene practices such as disinfecting surfaces and regularly washing hands with soap and running water are important in preventing all infections.

The Conversation

Africa transitioning out of pandemic phase of Covid, WHO says

UN body also says continent’s case numbers may have been seven times higher than official data suggests

The Guardian - UK

£1.5m to boost Covid vaccine access in three African countries

The Scottish Government money will go to Unicef to strengthen the health systems of Rwanda, Zambia and Malawi.

The Independent UK

How can plastic pouches speed up Africa’s Covid-19 vaccine rollout?

Replacing glass vials with plastic pouches could be ‘transformative’ by helping to store and transport Covid shots more efficiently

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Africa COVID cases could be seven times higher than reported - WHO

The World Health Organization estimates that the number of COVID-19 infections in Africa could be seven times higher than official data suggests, while deaths from the virus could be two to three times higher, its regional head said on Thursday.

The Guardian - US

African migrants deported in Trump era suffered abuse on return, report finds

A Human Rights Watch report found Cameroonian asylum-seekers forcibly flown back home suffered imprisonment, torture and rape

The Guardian - UK

Fish oil and fishmeal industry harming food security in west Africa, warns UN

Campaigners say the sector leads to overexploitation of stocks while pushing up prices and aggravating local unemployment

The Guardian - AU

Covid news: Spain drops mandatory use of face masks outdoors; UK reports another 66,638 daily cases – as it happened

Face coverings still required in indoor public spaces in Spain; UK records 66,638 daily infections and 206 Covid-linked deaths

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UK confirms two cases of rare rat-born Lassa fever as Ireland's health officials issue advice

The Health Protection Surveillance Centre has confirmed that Lassa fever has never been diagnosed in a person in Ireland, but says it could be imported

The Guardian - UK

Two people in England diagnosed with Lassa fever

Potentially deadly infectious disease, endemic to West Africa, not seen in UK for 10 years

The Conversation

White Malice: how the CIA strangled African independence at birth

Historian Susan Williams grew up in Zambia. Like other scholars of her generation raised in former settler societies of southern Africa, she empathises with the continent’s people.

The Conversation

COVID infection of three lions and a puma in private South African zoo points to need for wider surveillance

SARS-CoV-2 is the cause of the disease we know as COVID-19. While this disease has wreaked havoc on every human population worldwide, what isn’t as well appreciated is that the virus can also infect a range of animals.

Asharq Al-Awsat

Abu Dhabi’s AD Ports Eyes Trade Routes, Acquisitions

Abu Dhabi's AD Ports Group (ADPORTS.AD) plans to develop extensive trade corridors connecting the United Arab Emirates, with the Middle East, the subcontinent, Africa and elsewhere, executives said on Tuesday, following its share listing. AD Ports Group, controlled by state investor ADQ, made its debut on the Abu Dhabi bourse…

Daily Mirror

Sadio Mane snubs Senegal president's handshake in honour of Liverpool teammate

The talismanic Reds forward is riding high after playing a crucial part in his national side's first ever Africa Cup of Nations glory but opted against shaking the hand of the Senegal president

Reuters

Chinese funding of sub-Saharan African infrastructure dwarfs that of West, says think tank

China's development banks provided $23 billion in financing for infrastructure projects in sub-Saharan Africa from 2007 to 2020, more than double the amount lent by such banks in the United States, Germany, Japan and France combined, a new study showed.

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